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Hobrock Award seeking 2011 nominations

Have you heard about K-State Libraries' Hobrock Award?  The Brice G. Hobrock Distinguished Faculty Award was established in April 2004 by the Friends of K-State Libraries to honor the former Dean of Libraries who retired in June 2004 after more than 20 years of service.

Annually the award recognizes outstanding librarianship and superior accomplishments among K-State Libraries' faculty. The winner is honored with a plaque of recognition and an award of $1,000.

We need your help to nominate the very best candidates for the award.  Over the next couple weeks, we'll introduce you to the six previous winners.  See if their accomplishments and service inspire you to nominate a K-State librarian who possesses similarly exceptional qualities. 

If you don't need any more encouraging, check out the list of eligible faculty and the convenient online nomination form today!

Book sale!

Looking for something new to read? Come to the Friends of the K-State Libraries book sale in Hale Library. This two day extravaganza will be Friday April 23rd and Saturday April 24th from 9 am-4 pm.

$5.00 per box and $3.00 per bag. Can’t beat those prices!

Something to read over break

OK, we know you feel buried just trying to get through the end of the semester, but you have to believe us when we say that soon, very soon, you'll have tons of free time on your hands.  How better to spend that time than with a great book?

You can pick one up for a very low price, and keep it forever, at the Friends of the K-State Libraries' annual Holiday Book Sale this Tuesday and Wednesday in Hale Library from 9am to 4pm. 

We'll have a wide selection of gently used books of both the fiction and non-fiction varieties, spread attractively around 2nd floor near the entrance. Proceeds from the sale go to support the efforts of the Friends, who support the Libraries, who support your quest for education, so in essence, you're getting a book and paying yourself at the same time.  Who could pass up a deal like that? 

One last chance to recognize a totally awesome K-State librarian

Do you know a great K-State librarian? One who has gone that extra mile?

K-State Libraries are seeking nominees for the fifth annual Brice G. Hobrock Distinguished Faculty Award. The award, sponsored by Friends of the K-State Libraries, recognizes outstanding librarianship and superior accomplishments among the Libraries' faculty.

Nominations must be submitted by February 13, 2009.

Submit a nomination by completing this form. Self-nominations are welcome. The Dean and Associate Dean of the Libraries are not eligible to receive the Hobrock Award.

Eligible nominees:

• Will be evaluated based on their professional activities during the last two academic years
• Must be tenured or pre-tenured faculty holding a minimum 0.5 appointment in the Libraries, at the rank of assistant professor, associate professor, or professor
• Must have held a minimum two-year continuous appointment in the Libraries
• Must not have received the Hobrock Award during the past five years

A list of eligible faculty is available here.

Read more about the Hobrock Award.

Questions? Please feel free to contact the 2008/2009 selection committee:
Jenny McCraw Dale, Chair
Dale Askey
Maxine Ganske
Karin Westman, Chair of the University Library Committee
Daryl Youngman
KSUL-Hobrock_Award@gw.ksu.edu

Book sale book sale book sale!

Book sales are awesome.  Tables and tables of books that you've been meaning to read, or wanting to read, or never heard of until this moment but now must absolutely read.  And they are cheap cheap cheap!  Most can be had for less than a bottle of beer (or soda, for those of our readers who are not "of age".)

The Friends of K-State Libraries are holding their annual, no-holds barred book sale this weekend (see below for hours).  Yes, we usually hold the book sale on Open House weekend.  We're holding it a week early so that you don't have to spend any more time without those books that will bring love and meaning to your life.  Oh, and we had a conflict with the Spring Scrimmage, which is also a fundraiser for the Friends. 

Hale Library, 2nd Floor                    

• Saturday, April 12 (1 p.m.  - 5 p.m.)
• Sunday, April 13 (1 p.m. - 8 p.m.)
• Monday, April 14 (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
• Tuesday, April 15 (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

Last chance to reward a K-State Librarian!

Tomorrow, Thursday, February 14th, is the nomination deadline. Show your love for a K-State Librarian! In a professional, platonic way, of course.

K-State Libraries is seeking nominees for the fourth annual Brice G. Hobrock Distinguished Faculty Award.

The award, sponsored by Friends of K-State Libraries, recognizes outstanding librarianship and superior accomplishments among the Libraries' faculty.
Nominations must be submitted by February 14, 2008.

Submit a nomination by completing this form. Self-nominations are accepted.
The Dean and Associate Dean of the Libraries are not eligible to receive the Hobrock Award.

Eligible nominees:

• Will be evaluated based on their professional activities during the last two years
• Must be tenured or pre-tenured faculty holding a minimum 0.5 appointment in the Libraries, at the rank of assistant professor, associate professor, or professor
• Must have held a minimum two-year continuous appointment in the Libraries
• Must not have received the Hobrock Award during the past five years

Read more about the Hobrock Award.

Questions? Contact the 2007/2008 selection committee:
Jamene Brooks-Kieffer, Chair
Tara Coleman
Tom Gould, Chair of the University Library Committee
Beth Turtle
Debbie Wasinger

Better Book Sale--Monday and Tuesday

The Friends of K-State Libraries are pleased to offer one-stop shopping and studying.  If you're still catching up on the homework you didn't get done over the holiday break and haven't finished your holiday shopping, Hale Library's 2nd floor is the place to be.  Pick up a few gift books at the "better book sale," donate a few bucks and get entered for a few chances on the spiffy quilt on display, and then grab a table or computer and study.  The book sale will continue today, Monday, until 5pm and will be open tomorrow from 8am-5pm.

The Class of 2011 mindset

If you haven't read it, Beloit College has released its summary of the mindset of incoming freshmen.  It's hard for me to choose the one concept that jars with my Class of 1994 world view, so I'll choose two:
1.  What Berlin wall?
55.  MTV has never featured music videos.

Hale Library Concert Series

Friday evening, the Friends of KSU Libraries will sponsor "An Evening of Baroque Chamber Music" as part of the Hale Library Concert Series. Performers are Robert Edwards on harpsichord, Paul Laird on baroque cello, and Joy Laird on baroque flute and alto recorder. The concert will include works by Benda, Rameau, Bigaglia, Loeillet, Boismortier and Bach.  The concert series is dedicated to Rosie Pettle, long time board memer and Past President of Friends. Corporate sponsors for this concert are Meadowlark Hills and Stoecklein Financial Services.

Friends' Holiday Bazaar

The Friends of KSU Libraries annual Holiday Bazaar will run November 26 - 29 on the second floor of Hale Library. The bazaar features great books, CDs, holiday items , and more!  Proceeds from the sale directly benefit the Libraries through Friends projects such as the purchase of the Page Family Collection, a series of diaries, letters and other papers regarding Frontier Kansas.